Taper Fade

Classic tapered looks tend to have longer buzzed hair around the ears and down to the back.

Taper fade. Basically a fade is a really short taper. Hence all fades are tapers but not all tapers are fades. First off a fade is a clipper technique used by barbers to blend short hair into even shorter hair.

The taper fade is a mashup consisting of two similar barbering techniques. See our Complete Style Guide for Taper Fade Haircuts. A taper cut on the other hand is a cut whereby the length is reduced gradually and forms a gradient starting with longer hair on top.

The best way to explain how it works is to look at each of these two elements individually. Dont know the difference between a Fade or a Taper. A taper fade usually starts out with hair that is about at eyebrow length or longer and leaves the individual with most of their hair when finished.

The low taper fade is a classic haircut that gradually gets shorter down the sides for a subtle and elegant cut. That being said Taper Fade Barbershop was started. In this example the trim is short and neat on the top and the taper starts out on the sides towards the edge of the hairline ending close to the hairline in a bald skin fade.

The taper and the fade. A fade cut is essentially a normal taper haircut with a very short taper. A taper fade has a longer graduated look with a clean fade around the bottom of your hairline around your neck.

Also as Veteran it allows me to provide a service to our Military First Responders and my Puerto Rican brethren that are looking for an opportunity to flourish in the barber industry. Never know how to ask for your haircuts. Like a taper with a fade your hair is at its longest toward the top of your head and gets progressively shorter toward the bottom.